Yoga wisdom and practice - BKS Iyengar

“Yoga discipline lifted me from a sub-human level and made me a man of confidence, sincere in my efforts, hardy and honest, clear in my thinking, and clean in my conscience ... Now I am the proudest man on earth, as I carry the message of Yoga along with many of my pupils, in the form of physical health, mental poise, intellectual clarity and spiritual solace for millions and millions of people all over the world...”

The article also includes Yoga and Ageing (taken from YOGA AND OLD AGE, a talk for senior citizens, published in YOGA RAHASYA, Volume 3, number 1) and is followed by quotes from:
 PATHWAY TO SALVATION, Bhavan’s Journal, December 9, 1973;
 ASTANGA YOGA - ASANA, Astadala Yogamala, Volume 7;
 and A REAL TEACHER IS A PUPIL WITHIN.
It continues with an outline of the camel pose (Ustrasana).

The article is extracted courtesy of YOGA WISDOM & PRACTICE by BKS Iyengar, Dorling Kindersley, which is available on SPECIAL OFFER to readers of Yoga & Health magazine. See page 48 of the May 2009 issue for details.

Photography is by John Freeman.